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Vague date formats when importing data

Submitted by Jim Alder on

I have a relatively large number of historic records (mostly 18th century) to upload.  The records have been stored to a spreadsheet in csv format.  

The records contain dates in various formats. Most are just the year eg 1857.  A few have a year range eg 1880-1884 and just a couole have a secific date eg 21/6/1887.

New phone app and photos

Submitted by Tick Tocks Tim on

I like the new features of the phone app, including it using Google lens but my problem is that it frames the photo as a square and my photos are rectangular. The only way I can see to upload without them being cropped is using the irecord site thus losing the convenience of the app.   Is this just me?  

Incorrect species names

Submitted by Andrew Watchorn on

I have entered Parasola hemerobia against one of my entries. It has bee queried as not a current species. I have looked at the Basidiomycota Checklist Online. This shows that Parasola hemerobia is no longer used but its current equivalent is Coprinus hemerobius is the current name. However this is not on the iRecord list of species. What can I do to get it on?

How do I get a species name added so that records of it can be entered?

Submitted by Mike Fox on

The ant species Strumigenys perplexa has recently been recorded at several outdoor locatons on the island of Guernsey. It is likely that it will be found on the mainland soon. At present records for this species cannot be made on iRecord because the species name Strumigenys perplexa is not yet available. How do I get this species added so that records can be entered?